Description[]
The Thunder Boat is an explosive-packed ship in Empires: Dawn of the Modern World that causes widespread damage when detonated. It is available to the Chinese in the Gunpowder Age.
The Song were perhaps first to employ a gunpowder weapon at sea. Sailors loaded a simple wooden boat with black powder, guided it toward an enemy vessel, then jumped off as it rammed the enemy and explode.[1]
Strengths[]
- Good vs. Fishing Boats and Transports.
Weaknesses[]
- Weak vs. Battleships and siege weapons.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Empires: Dawn of the Modern World manual. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Stainless Steel Studios, Activision, 2003.
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